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INTRODUCTORY, 



The little work herein presented is the first complete one of the 
kind ever published for Lake Minnetonka. There may be a few omis- 
sions, owing to the difficulty of getting data where owners of cottages 
are unknown, having been recently purchased. 

T)ie descriptive matter has been carefully prepared by the editor 
of the " Northwestern Tourist," and is a plain, prosy statement of 
statistical facts. 

There is no spot on the American Continent so favored by Nature 
for a peaceful, healthful, enjoyable summer retreat from the cares of 
business as Lake Minnetonka. It is noted for its freedom from malaria, 
and favorable influence on such diseases as consumption, hay fever and 
bronchial affections, hundreds of patients being sent here annually by 
noted physicians. 

As a Summer Resort it may be said to be yet in its infancy, yet its 
fame is widespread. Over $3,000,000 have been invested in property 
exclusively used for summer business, being closed the remainder of 
the year. 




View on Lower Lake Minnetonka. 



LAKE MINNETONKA. 



THE GEM OF NORTHLAND SUMMER RESORTS. 



;nclosed witkin a great belt of hard 
wood forest that extends across tlie 

_ ' state of Minuesota, and known as 

the Big Woods," forming the Park Region, is 
the largest and grandest gem in the garland 
of over txvo hundred lakes that encircle Mmne. 
■ _ , >1 St. Paul. It is without a peer in the 
world for beauty of scen- 
ery. There is a peaceful 
*? repose in the grand old 
woods that fringe its 
shores which can- 
notbe found 
■ among the rugged 
and dangerous 
passes that lead 
to the mountain 
ponds of the Eockies. There is no weari- 
some climbing, or long journeys on mules, 
required to reach any of its popular stop- 
ping places, yet it is apparently ahnost as 
wild as Nature made it. 

Lake Minnetonka is situated in 
Heunepk county, fifteen miles nearly 
southwest from Minneapolis, and 
twenty-five miles from St. Paul, on 
the Pacific Division of the Minneapo- 
lis & St. Louis Railway, the Minne- 
apolis, Lvndale ct Minnetonka Ry. 
and the'l'st PaT^liTielpolis & Manitoba Railway, 'it is a magnificent laJke of 
Steen thousand Lcres of water surface, comprised of twenty-five bays varymg m 
SLTomf^etofivemUes in length, andfroma.uartermiletot^^^^^^^^^^ 
Manv of its bays are navigable for large steamers, which pass from ba> to ^"^y^^^ 
inlet;, presenting to the tourist a variety of the most pleasing scener> that can be 

imagined. 




Lake Minneionka. 




Lake Minnctoiikn. T 

This peculiar formation of the lake ^ives it an undulating coast line of ne-arly 
three hundred miles, the larger portion of its banks being covered -mth primeval for- 
est., in which are located many STimmer hotels, villas and parks, which are becoming 
more and more nnmeroiis every year, and are visited by thousands of tourists from 
all parts of the world. During the summer of 188;^, between the 1st of June and the 
1st of October, the thirteen steamers on the lake carried over ninety thousand 
excursionists. 

Looking upon the lake from the forest-clad peninsulas and highlande, its irreg-- 
ular shores, and sky-tinted waters broken by many well wooded islands, present 
pictures of such beauty as artists love to paint and poets to dream over, and wakes 
the enthusiasm of traveled tourists. 

A day on Minnetonka, if passed on one of the excursion steamers, is a day 
to be remembered, as^ the toTirist gets a glimpse of much fine scenery from his 
perch on deck; but to see all the beauties of the lake requires time for many exciir- 
Bions. A summer can be passed here, and visits made to places where new beauties 
may be enjoyed every day, and yet few go home satisfied that they have seen alL 
Hence, in describing our trip about the lake, we tell what it has taken us a long 
time to see, and what the excursionist gets only a glimpse of, if he remain but a day. 

It would take cohimns of space to describe the inniimerable beauties of its pic- 
turesque scenery, the advantages offered by the palatial hotels and well kept board- 
ing hotises around the shores of the lake, and the charms of sailing and steamer 
excursions through its bays. The pleasure seeker, the lover of nature in its softest 
and most pleasing phases, the invahd, thewom man of business, all find attractions 
here, and are numbered among the throng who fill its houses of entertain ment. 

The attractiveness of Minnetonka lies chiefly in its natural beauty of scenery 
Its broken shore line presents so many and varied scenes that one is never wearied 
by monotony. There is so much that is novel and different from all other lakes in 
the world that the traveled tourist unhesitatingly gives it the palm for picttiresqne- 
ness. As one glides over its blue waters, the heat of the bright summer sun, tem- 
pered by the enjoyable breeze that is almost constantly rippling its surface, a suc- 
cession of surprisingly beautiful scenery meets one in all directions. Numberless 
points and promontories project out into the lake, forming coves or bays on the 
banks of which, among old forest trees that sheltered the red man hundreds of years 
ago, are the villas of people from half the States in the Union. Groups of happy 
loungers enliven the woodland with their merriment. The enthusiastic angler in 
his fifihing boat, lies off shore, tempting the luscious bass, to secure a dish for the 
evening meal. The swinging hammock, the rustic seats, the swings pendant from 
the boughs of the old trees, the screened verandas of the cosy cottage, all speak of 
comfort, luxury, and rest from the cares of business life, and the very atmosphere is 
redolent of health and pleasure to summer residents in these forest nooks. 

Along the himdred miles of forest-clad banks that bounds the shores of the 
larger sheets of water known as Lower and Upper Lakes, the summer villas are 
most numerous, being btxilt in groups in many favorite spots where picturesque 
views of the lake and accessibility to railways make the location desirable. Large 
and attractively situated hotels loom up here and there in the forest, inviting the 
transient visitor by their novel architecture and the crowds of fashionable people 
thronging their spacious verandas and shaded grounds. Here and there white 
tents are visible in the green foUage, and on the broad bosom of the "Big Water" 




Moonlight Excursion on Steamer City of St. Louis. 



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we pass palatial steamers that are capable of carryiu;? a thousaud passeaj^ers each, 
aai a dozen or more propellers, varying in size from the regular passenger carrier to 
the miniature pleasure yacht built for the family of some wealthy citizen who owns 
a villa on the lake shore. Add to this enlivening scene the hundreds of row-boats, 
and the snowy-winged yachts that are seen as we pass along, and the reader who 
has never been on Minnetonka may guess how very inspiring, how novel, and how 
restful it all must be, and why a summar can be passed here so pleasantly. 

Around the lake are many charming drives, leading into a fine farming country, 
or through the wild forest, where flowers, birds, blossoming fruit trees, and grand 
old maples and elms are attractions to city people, who can enjoy them so seldom 
that they are always a novelty. 

From the farming districts come all the delicious fresh milk, butter, eggs and 
fruit, the vegetables and poultry that supply the hotel and villa tables around the 
lake, and make even the food a novel feature in Minnetonka life. 

A RURAL VILLAGE BY THE LAKESIDE. 

On the south shore of Minnetonka, on high and rolling ground, overlooking the 
Lower Lake, is Excelsior, one of the handsomest suburban villages in the west> 
mproving in beauty and grooving in size and importance each year. Its harbor is 
Excelsior Bay, and at its wharves may be seen one of the busiest and most inspiring 
views of tourist life that can probably be found anywhere in the country. Here 
land the passenger steamers, which leave for their regular trips about the lake load- 
ed with passengers, brass bands enlivening the scene with their music, the ringing 
of bells and the shriek of whistles adding to the general bustle and life everywhere 
visible. The numerous row boats filled with people departing for pic-nic, or fishing 
excursions, or returning with the trophies of their day on the water; the white sails of 
trim yachts gleaming in the bright sunlight ; the quick and noisy pufP of the steam 
yachts ; the familiar yell of the newsboy and boot black, and the dozen other noises 
and sights incident to dock life, are all common to the daily business here. 

Along shore may be seen the trains of the motor line, fleets of boats ready for 
use, the nuoiarous booths of curiosity, peanut, candy and lunch vendors, the canvas 
tents of peripatetic snake, fat woman or giant shows. Across the bay, at Solberg 
Point, is the transfer depot and docks of the Minneapolis & St. Louis railway, which 
there transfers many of its passengers to steamers for hotels or villas around the lake. 

South of Excelsior bay lies the village, on an hundred hills, covered with forests 
or trellised vines and flowers, amid which are handsome homes for summer boarders 
and numerous odd-shaped and still more oddly ornamented summer villas. While 
Excelsior is essentially a business point, it has rare attractions for city business men 
and their families who can afford a summar villa on the lake. The business is mostly 
concentrated in the center of the village and at the docks, while on many of the 
streets, and on the banks of Gideon's Bay are the summer villas, which increase in 
number and beauty every year, as the railroads give improved facilities for getting 
to and from the city. 

Extending into the interior through the "Big Woods," are fine roads, along 
which are attractive stock and fruit farms and vegetable gardens, the owners of 
which drive a thriving trade with the lake hotels. 

Some ten regular trains each way daily give access to the village from Minne- 
apolis, the steamirs furnishing the m3an3 of getting to any part of Minnetonka. 



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View from Carson's Bay, Lewer Lake Minnetonka. 

The etores are well filled -witli goodp, and the fact that their customers are moetly 
city-bred, necessitates the keeping of all kinds of goods they are accustomed to get 
at heme, and consequently they are better than are usually found in suburban vil- 
lages. 

HOTELS AND BOAKDING HOUSES. 

Excelsior is frequently awarded the high praise of being the bandscmeEt vil- 
lage of the north-webt, as well as the best location for tourists on LakeMinnetcnka. 
This is largely owing to the fact that most of its hotels and boarding houfee, 
as well as many of the private dwellings, are surrounded by forest trees. The lawns 
are being improved from year tc year, lots terraced, and the old time fences dif ap- 
pearing, which gives just enough mixture of the rural and city park to mate it 
attractive. The northeastern and northwestern boundaries of the village are Excel- 
sior Bay and Gideon's Bay. On the banks of Excelsior Bay are the Excelsior 
House, White House, Long View House, Slater House and May Place, all of which 
command fine views of lake scenery. In a nook of forest between the two bays is 
Fleasant Grove, named most appropriately from its surroundings. Other board- 



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ing houses are scattered tbroiigh the village, on knolls or elevations, chosen for 
their attractiveness. Among these are the Summer House, which has an obsena- 
tory, where the scenery repays one for climbing to see it. The Summit House 
is named from its high location, from which it looks down upon its neighbors. The 
Clark House has a little lake of its own, called Crystal Lake, in the middle of the 
village. All these houses are represented or illustrated in these pages, where the 
owners speak for themselves. 

On Gideon's Bay, which forms the northwestern boundary of the village, the 
banks are mostly high. A tract of some 13 acres of forest land Lies on the point 
between Excelsior Bay and Gideon's Bay, and forms a public park known as the 
Common, and reserved to the [public use forever. On it are a bath house and 
refreshment stand, tables and seats. It is a beautiful picnic ground, and is free 
to all. 

Southward from the Common are the boat-houses of Capt. S. H. Dyer, who 
keeps a good fleet of row and sail boats, and is a builder of boats. Adjoining Dyer's 
is Elm Grove, owned by Mr. Lewis Sturges. 

Adjoining the latter, E. H. Page owns a good strip of land, part of the Pleasant 
Grove property, running to the lake shore. 

Then follows, along shore, the villas of Messrs. C. H. Cushman, the Bidwell cot- 
tage, T. K. Gray, C. H. Smith, J. B. HiU, Edwin Fernald, J. E. Bell and S. C. Bell, 
all Minneapolis people, except Mr. Fernald, who resides in St. Louis. Lots have 
been purchased west of BeD View by several Minneapolis people who have not yet 
built cottages. 

Among other villas at Excelsior are Mr. J. L. Springgate's, on Lake street, near 
the Common ; the elegant new villa of Mr. J. H. Burton, of Plymouth Clothing Co.' 
Minneapolis, located on Second street, adjoining Pleasant Grove; Dr. P. H. Good- 
win's villa at Prospect Hill, in the center of the village ; "The Oaks," owned by Mr. 
J. r. Starr, and a cottage owmed by Mr. E. A. Harmon, and located on Mill street ; 
two cottages owned by Mrs. J. S. Clark, also on Mill street ; "The Little Brown 
Cottage," owned by Mr. Joseph Puckett, of Winchester, Ind.; four cottages owned 
by Louis Hanson, adjoining the Common ; several owned by Lewis Sturges, at Elm 
Grove ; three at May Place, owned by Capt. C. May. 

The business houses will be found named in the alphabetical directory. 

TWO HUNDRED MILES OF SHORE. 

Any one who will take a good look at the map of Lake Minnetonka, and trace 
the devious and tortuous windings of its shore lines, will readily believe that it 
would easily measure anywhere from a hundred and seventy-five to three hundred 
miles. We have heard surveyors place it at the highest as well as lowest of the 
figures mentioned. 

At the end of Gideon's Bay is the farm of Peter M. Gideon. A portion of this 
has been platted into lots, a large reserve being left for a Park. 

About a mile from Excelsior is a large peninsula known as 

MINNETONKA LAKE PARK. 

Gideon's Bay on the south, the main lake on the east, the narrows and the Upper 
Lake on the north and West, make it almost an Island. The tract embraces 220 
acres of well timbered land, which was purchased by an association in 1869 for a re- 



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Lake Park Hotel, Lake Minnetonka. 




Amusement Hall, Lake Park, Minnetonka. 



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ligious assembly grounds. The association becoming deeply involved in debt, it 
was purchased by Messrs. Griswold and Seeley, and turned into a summer resort, j 

Numerous summer villas are located on Lake Park, and many lots have been 
sold this season. Four new cottages have been built this summer. 

Among the villas are those of D. D. Whitney, S. C. Cutter. E. B. West, C. D. 
Dorr, G. F. Smith, G. Menzel, Mrs. Dr. Keith, Lucien Swift, Jr., Gen. A. B. Nettle- 
son, Gen. T. L. Rosser, L. Spink, A. R. Guilder, Dr. M. M. G. Dana, I. C. Seeley, 
W. H. Jacoby and C. W. Cyphers. 

liAKE PARK HOTEL, 

one of the most popular resorts in the west, and second largest on the lake, is now 
imder a new management, and it promises to retain all its former popularity, and 
be one of the best patronized houses on Minnetonka. It has over a hundred rooms, 
and is suppUed with electric lights, and all other modem conveniences. C. H. Mc- 
Intyre, proprietor of the Metropohtan Hotel, St. Paul, is its present manager. 

A fleet of about 35 boats, row and sail, with outfits for fishing, and refreshments, 
confectionery, etc., are to be found at the dock and boat house of C. W. Cyphers at 
the steamer landing. 

A fine amiisement hall, billiard hall, with 8 fine tables, and a well equipped re- 



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freshment stand, are located on the lake shore near the hotel. The amusement hall 
has a roller skating rink 60x100 feet with one of the best tloors in the west. 

The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway runs direct to Lake Park, the depot being 
located but a few rods from the hotel. 

The small Island opposite Excelsior Bay is known as Brightwood. It is owned 
by Mr. Harlow A. Gale, who has a small cottage on it, the first summer residence 
that was ever built on the lake. 

BIG ISLAND 

lies in the middle of the lake, and contams about 300 or 400 acres. The lower 
end, 96 acres, is owned by W. B. Morse, of Excelsior, who has built there several 
buildings. A portion of the Island belongs to Mr. J. J. Hill, of the Manitoba road. 
The upper end was subdivided and platted a few years ago, and is now known as 
Island Park. 

On Island Park are cottages owned by the following Minneapolis people: 
Messrs. Chas. F. Wheeler, D. M. Clough, Dr. S. M. Spaulding, H. J. G. CrosweU, 
L. J. Skinner and Mrs. Lincoln. 

Starting from Excelsior to explore the South shore, a boat would pass under 
the Minneapolis & St, Louis railway bridge into 

ST. AliBAN'S BAY, 

which is a mile or over m length, by half a mile wide. On its southern bank, on 
ihe edge of the village, is May Place, noted as one of our pleasant summer boarding 
houses. A short distance around northward is the Lakeside cemetery, a beautiful 
knoll of several acres. On the north of the bay are the cottages of Drs. Bowman 
and Wheaton, of Minneapohs, and the summer residence of Mr. Geo. R. Robinson, 
a Minneapolis lawyer, who owns five acres, overlooking the bay. On the west shore 
is the farm of Mr. O. O. Jaquith, one of the oldest settlers here, and adjoining the 
farm the newly platted summer resort of " Covington," owned by Mr. E. L. Bennett. 
Rounding out of St. Albans bay, into Excelsior bay, we find Solberg's Point, named 
in honor of its former owner, Mr. J. A. Solberg. He has a fine house on the lot he 
st'll owns. A number of other residences are on this point. The Minneapolis & St. 
Louis Railway crosses this tract of land, and the inlet of St. Albans bay is spanned 
by a draw-bridge, connecting the point with the village of Excelsior. At the end of 
the bridge, on the point, is a station, the ice house and coal yards of the railway 
company, and a very strong and well built steamboat dock, where the passenger 
boats stop to take on passengers for cottages and hotels at other parts of the lake. 

Solberg Point affords a good example of the increase in values of land on the 
chores of Minnetonka. It was purchased a few years ago by Mr. Solberg for about 
S600, and he started a small vegetable garden on it. When the Minneapolis & St. 
Louis railway was built, he sold the right of way across the point, and has since 
sold off lots, the amount received in all aggregating some $5,000. He still has five 
acres for a homestead 

The point is a favorite one for Scandinavian tourists, many of whom camp here 
every year. 

The list of lot owners and values on Solberg Point is as follows: 

J. A. Solberg, residence, built in 1883, and 2% acre lot, $5,000; A. Edstein, of 
Minneapolis, summer residence, buUt in 1882, valued at $2,500; Olef Throbeck, of 
Minneapolis, summer residence on the Uttle Island near the bridge, valued at $2,000; 



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16 Lake Minneionka. 

John Thompeon, of Minneapolis, eummer residence, lot 100 feet on the shore, 62,000; 
Martin Carlson, of Minneapolis, ICO feet of lake store and snnrmer residence, S2,5C0; 
John Orth, Jr., the Minneapolis Brewer, lot $600— has not yet built; John JobnFOB, 
mate of City of St. Louis, residence and two lots, $1,500; Andrew Peterson, and G. 
Johnson, lots worth S725. 

Pursuing our way along the shore of Excelsior, Bay, we come to Bickford'B 
Point, named for its former owner, whose widow owns and resides on the place with 
her sons A. and M. Bickford. Near it is the residence of her son-in-law, O. H. Dennis. 

V THE SOUTH SHOKE. 

A little further on, we come to Covington again, fronting |on the main lake 
Then Moss Bank, a small cottage owned by Mr. Bond, of Minneapolis. Next, on 
our course north-easterly, is Edgewood, a fine large residence belonging to Mr. 
John Noble, of Minneapolis, built at an expense of about $4,000. 

On adjoining lots to Mr. Noble, and included in the tract known as Edgewood, 
are the cottage of Dr. H. Waite, of Minneapolis, and camp grounds where many par- 
ties pitch their tents during the summer. 

The adjoining tract is known as Fair View, and here are cottages owned by 
Messrs. N. E. Thompson, Frank B. Stickney, A. S. Hammond, and other Minneapo- 
lis people. 

The Edgewood and Fair View people are justly proud of their location, as tJie 
ground is quite level, making handsome lawns possible, covered with large forest 
trees, and the cottages command extensive views of Lower Lake. It is, indeed a 
Fair View to look upon. 

The first eunmer heme northeast of Edgewood is that of Mr. A. A. Pond, of 
Minneapolis, on which over $4,000 has been expended in cottage and improvem ents 
on grounds. 

A little further on, we come to the elegant villa of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Wood, 
of St. Paul. It was built at a cost of over $2,000, and is very nicely fitted up. 

The next villa, Ingleside, is owned by Dr. S. B. Parsons, Superintendent of the 
St. Louis Children's Hospital. Mrs. Parsons, with her children, spend their sum- 
mers here, the Dr. joining them as business permits. A building is to be erected 
on adjoining grounds, this season, to be used as a dormitory for children 
who are patients in the St. Louis Hospital, who need the recuperative air of Minne- 
tonka, or may be benefitted by the outdoor exercise they cannot have in the city. 
It is a noble work, and it is hoped that Dr. Parsons may be enabled to carry it 
through successfuUy. 

Mrs. Bingham's cottage, and the home of Mrs Lydia Holtz come next, the lat- 
ter being on Ferguson Point. 

Summerville is the next noticeable place after passing Ingleside. Summerville 
is a summer boarding house owned by L. A. Austin. The house has 17 rooms, oc- 
cupies a pleasant site, and the grounds include 17 acres, mostly grove land. 

C. F. Strouck, Samuel Erickson and Jos. Eobetschek, of Minneapolis, own cot- 
tages at SummerviDe. 

The point of land and the banks forming the west bank of Carson's Bay, is 
known as 

COTTAGE WOOD. 

This tract was platted some years ago by Mr. S. C. Gale, of Minneapolis, and 



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View From the Hotel St. Louis. 



qmte a village of summer residences are now located on it. A fine elnb house has 
been built, which contains a pleasant dining room, 20x32 feet in size, with stained 
glass windows, and tire place. Adjoining it are well arranged kitchens. A large 
sitting room is located on the second floor, and the upper floors have 16 sleeping 
rooms. The building is, in architecture, of the Minneapolis style, all gables and 
piazzas and colors. It is neat, but not gaudy, and is a pleasant, comfortable sum- 
mer boarding house. 

On the banks of Cottage Wood are the villas of Messrs. J. Newton Nind and W. 
A. Miller, of the Pioneer Press, C H. Anderson, John C. Frohner, James Janeen 
and Mr. Gilbransen, of Minneapolis. 

On the point nearest the Hotel St. Louis are the villa and boat house of Messrs. 
L. R. and L. T. Moore, of Kansas City, who o-\vn six acres of ground. The place is 
valued at S10,000, and is a handsome property. 

Mr. F. M. Laraway, of the Minneapolis P. O. owns two lots at Cottage Wood, 
and has built a very handsome boat house, expecting to put up a cottage next season. 
Mr. J. C. Bragdon, also of the Minneapolis P. O. has lots adjoining, on which be may 
build. 

Lots have also been purchased here by Messrs. C. H. Dubois, H. S. Rowell, and 
Mr. Ridgely, of Minneapolis, and Mr. Louis Hanson, of Excelsior. 



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Passing Cottage Wood, through the channel that opens into Carson's Bay, we 
come to a finely wooded plateau of several hundred acres, where is located 

HOTEL ST. liOtTIS. 

Hotel St. Louis was built in 1879, and has always enjoyed a good reputation. 
Its business this year promises to be the largest it has known. It is a finely built 
and commodious structure, containing about 100 rooms, and has all the modern 
hotel appliances for comfort and convenience. It is owned by the Lindell Hotel Co., 
of St. Louis. 

The point north of the hotel St. Louis is known as Northome, and is owned by 
Mr. Chas. Gibson, of St. Louis. Northome contains something over 100 acres, and 
a handsome villa occupies a commanding knoll about 50 feet above the level of the 
lake. Northome is one of the handsomest points projecting into Lower Lake. Rob- 
inson's Bay bounds it on the north. 

The next point northward is known as Wildwood, owned by Mr. J. M. Higgins 
and a club of Chicago gentlemen. Adjoining it are the summer houses of Dr. P. L. 
Hatch, called Cozy Nook, the first summer residence built on the lake, except that 
of Mr. Harlow Gale at Brightwood. Glenwood, owned l)y Mr. W. B, Jackson, Jr., a 
villa owned by Mr. S. C. Gale, and the Maplewood House, owned by Mr. Wm. 
Phipps, are located along the shore. Maplewood House was first opened in 1876, 
but was afterwards closed, but subsequently re-opened by Mr. and Mrs. Phipps, who 
have been rewarded for keeping a fine house by a constantly increasing patronage. 

POINT WAKON, 

To the north of Maplewood, joining the southern boundary of Wayzata Bay, is a 
long point known among the Indians as Point Wakon, or "Place of Spirits." It 
was subsequently called by the whites Spirit Knob. The Promontory, now fast 
wasting away, was frequently used by the Indians as a place for holding their festi- 
vals. A large stone was found there by the first white visitors, which the Indians 
painted red annually, and held their medicine rites over. This was removed by 
relic hunters, and is said to have been taken to the Smithsonian Institute at Wash- 
ington and placed in its museum. 

In the rear of Spirit Knob is Breezy Point, of which the knob is the terminus 
farthest out in the lake. Breezy Point is owned by a club of Minneapolis gentle- 
men, among whom are Messrs. H. Morrison, H. B. Whitmore, Henry Elliot, C. B. 
Eustis, C. M. Loring, G. W. Libbey and Eugene M. Wilson. 

Back of Breezy point, and on the south shore of Wayzata Bay are the villas of 
Messrs. H. E. Selden, L. P. Hubbard, Frank Grygla, P. Herzog, C. D. WhitaU, F. 
L. Johnson and B. C. Hurd. 

On the north shore of Wayzata Bay is the town of 



a station of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway, and one of the two 
loading villages on the lake. It contains a population of about 400, and has three 




^oene on HoteJ St. Louis Grounds. LcU<e Minnetonka. 



20 Lake Minnetonka. 

hotels, the Arlington, which has remained closed for two seasons, the Minnetonka 
and Gleason Houses. There are also, we believe; several boarding houses. Among 
the prominent business houses are the boat building shops of Johnson & Moore^ 
where are built some of the best row and sail boats in the country, a large number of 
which are shipped annually to distant summer resorts. The post office, which receives 
mail twice daily during the summer, is kept in Geo. W. Hedderly's store. Mr. Hed- 
derly has one of the largest business houses on the lake. There are several other 
stores, billiard halls, confectionery stores, and a large boat fleet kept by JohnBon. 
k Moore, for fishing and pleasure excursions. 

Wayzata is one of the very pleasant places on Minnetonka for summer visitors, 
and being surrounded by so many summer villas, is generally very lively. Some six 
or eight trains pass through it daily between the cities and Hotel Lafayette, besides 
the through trains of the line. It has telegraphic and telephone connections with 
the cities, as well as the best of express and postal facilities. 

The name of the village is a corruption of the Sioux word "Wy-ze-a-ta," mean- 
ing north shore, or north side. All the steamers land here for passengers on arri- 
val of trains. 

Leaving Wayzata, the shore diverges south-westwardly, and along its banks are 
many elegant summer homes. The first of these after leaving the viDage is known 
as the Highlands owned by a Minneapolis club of business men, and fitted up for 
fully enjoying all the pleasures of lake hfe. The members are Messrs. H. G. Sidle, 
T. D. Skiles, Chas McC. Eeeve, F. S. Hinkle, E. E. Barber, W. E. Burwell, H. C. 
Sidle and C. K. Sidle. 

Next to the Highlands is the farm house of Mr. Holtz, and then "Lumberman' 
Best," owned by Mr. S. Lovejoy, a Minneapolis lumberman. 

Adjoining the above is Expectation Point, where Mr. C. H. Prior, of the Chica^ 
go, Milwaukee «!c St. Paul road, has an elegant villa. 

Next is J. S. Harrington's a favorite boarding house, which is always kept -well 
filled. 



POINT liOOKOUT 

divides (with Spirit Island, which is almost connected with the main land by a 
reef of rocks), Wayzata Bay from the "Big Lake." 

Point Lookout contains some forty or fifty acres, and here are located "Blithe- 
wood," owned by Mr. Chas. M. Hardenburgh; Heart's-Ease, owned by Mr. George 
H. Christian; "Sunnyside," owned by Mr. L. Christian, andWoodbine Cot, owned 
by Mr. J. A. Christian, all fronting on Wayzata Bay, and all elegant homes. 

Northwardly on Point Lookout, fronting Brown's Bay, a part of Big Lake, are 
the cottages of Messrs C. A, Bovey, Isaac McNair, and W. A. Ramsey. 

A long stretch of shore intervenes, circling Brown's Bay to Orono Point, the 
western boundary of the Bay. No cottages as yet have been built here, but- there 
are many fine spots which will eventually be built upon. 

Orono Point is a finely wooded tract with about two miles of shore line, and a 
portion of it is owned by Mr, Geo. A. Brackett, who has built a tasty, cozy summer 
home, overlooking the lake. 

To the westward of Orono Point there are no summer residences until we reach. 




Spirit Island, Near Wajzata. from an Old Sketch, 



Lake Mluricfoitkd. 




Steamer Belle of Minnetonha. 

the west shore of Smith's Bay, soiith of the Manitoba bridge across the inlet of 
Crystal Bay, where we come to 

NOBTHWOOD. 

This is a large tract of land formerly owned by Messrs. J. E. Potter, and W. W- 
Huntington, of Minneapolis, and platted into lots. It divides Smith's Bay from the 
bay of Minnetonka Beach, and has nearly two miles of shore line. On the eastern. 
bank, fronting to Smith's Bay, are a number of handsome cottages. These are 
owned as follows: Messrs. Wm. M. Began, J. W. Lawrence, W. L. Cornish, C. 8. 
Otis, A, F. Gale, W. W. Huntington, A. E. Potter, the two latter being tn the ex- 
treme point. 

On the west side of the point, fronting toward Minnetonka Beach are the villas 
of Messrs. E. D. Warner, E. J. Phelps, A. B. Taylor and C. A. Hulbert. 

Adjoining Northwood is the magnificent summer resort known as 



MINNETONKA BEACH. 

On which is Hotel Lafayette, owned by the St. Paul, Minneapohs & Manitoba 
Railway Company. The property embraces several hundred acres of woodland and 
clearing, considerable of which, along the bank of the lake, has been platted. About 
$30,000 worth of lots have been sold, and two fine large buildings erected; one a 
club house, owned by Minneapolis gentlemen, and the other the residence of Major 
Camp, the well known Minneapolis lumberman. The Manitoba road runs about 
six trains daily on its double track road to this point, and all the steamers land at 
the docks on their regular trips. 



LdJyC Miliiicloiihd. 



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View From Lake Park Hotel Tower. 

North of the Narrowp, toward Hotel Lafayette, is Interlaken, lyiog between 
Lower and Upper Lakes, where there are several cottages. 

THE NAKKOWS 

form the estiiary connecting Lower and Upper Lakes. It is a channel about 
a third of a mile long and 60 feet wide, lined on both sides with piling and floating 
bog, and somewhat difficult of navigation during low water. 

UPPER LAKE MINNETONKA. 

THE STATE FRUIT FARM. 



Entering Upper Lake, after passing through the Narrows, we pass, on the left, 
the State Experimental Fruit Farm, which Avas purchased by the State some years 
ago, for horticultural experiments. But little benefit has been derived thus far 
from the experiment, but it is worthy a \-isit, as the orchards are quite extensive 
and the varieties of fruit numerous. 



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Lake Minncionka. 




Minnetonha Steamer, Hattie 



SPRING PARK. 



The flrstrnotable place is Spring Park, which was laid out in 1880, and many 
lots sold. It is located on a peninsula making out from the north shore, between 
Carman and Byers' Bays, and contains 148 acres of land. There are several fine 
\'illas on the Park ; a club house, where meals are served, and a dormitory for 
transient visitors. Following is a list of the ■vdlla OAvners: 

Messrs. L. M. Rumsey, C. L. Wulfing, of St. Louis; Messrs. Griggs and Foster, 
C. B. Thurston, J. H. Woolsey and E. W. Johnson, of St. Paul; George W. Cooley, 
of Minneapolis. 

A short distance southwest of Spring Park is Spray Island, owned by William 
Grirashaw, of Minneapolis, on which he has recently built a summer house. 

North of Spray Island is Goose Island and villa, owned by Gordon E. Reel, of 
Missouri. 

West of Spray Island is Shady Isle, on which is Rockwell's Hotel. 

Next is Enchanted Island, the beautiful summer home of Mr, and Mrs. C. A. 
Zimmerman, of St. Paul, and the residence of Samuel McOormick. 

North of Enchanted Island is a tract of about 400 acres called Phelps Island, 
owned by Mr. Carrington Phelps, of Morris, Minn., who passes his leisure time here 
with his family. 

Along the south shore of Upper Lake, the first point noted is Birch Bluff, where 
are the cottages of Messrs. L. N. Patterson, J. H. Swensen and others. Adjoining 
this is 



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Minnetonka Steamer, City of St. Louis. 



SAMPSON S UPPER LAKE PARK, 



wLiich has a boarding house kept by Mr. Sampson, and the summer residences of R. 
J. Mendenhall and T. F. Joy, of Minneapolis. 
West of this is another peninsula known as 



HOWARD POINT, 



Hazeldene, a fine large villa owned by Mr. P. B. Christian, of Minneapolis, oc- 
cupies the east front of the point. 

About the center is Pleasant View, a large summer boarding house, owned and 
kept by Mr. H. C. Keith, of Minneapolis. 

Near by is the summer villa of Mr. A. E. Merrill, of Minneapolis, known as 
Idylwild. 

Above Howard Point is Woodside, the summer home of Mr, J. H. Pomeroy, of 
Jacksonville, Florida. 

The south shore of Up{)er Lake from Woodside around to Minnetonka Heights, 



26 Lake Minncionka. 

has no sTunmer cottages, although considerable land has been bought for the pur- 
pose, and will be built upon in the near future. 

Minnesota Heights boasts of one cottage, and the l^d between that and the 
Hermitage is wild forest, covering some of the finest ground on the lake. Among 
the owners of land there is Mr. Joseph Hofflin, of Minneapolis, who has a magnifi- 
cent point of ten or fifteen acres which he proposes for his future home. 

Several Islands of great beauty lie between Howard Point and the Hermitage. 

Eagle Island is small and itnimproved. 

Wawataussa Island is owned by Mr. L. D. Hodge, of St. Paul, and forms a beau- 
tiful summer retreat. It contains about 15 or 20 acres. 

CEANE ISLAND. 

Of the notable points on Lake Minnetonka, none are more curious than Crane 
Island, so named from the great number of blue heron that nest there. Coming as 
soon as open water begins to appear around the shores, they repair or rebuild their 
old nests, and rear their young, leaving again in August and September. Thou- 
sands of cormorants and buzzards nest on the Island also, and in the spring the 
sound of the whistle of a passing steamer will frighten the motley assemblage of 
fowls from their nests. Crane Island contains aboiit 30 or 40 acres of land, which is 
covered with a deep layer of guano. The property is owned by a Kentucky gentle- 
man who has owned it for many years, but no one resides on it. 

THE HEKMITAGE. 

In 1869 Frank William Halsted changed from his original location on Lake 
Minnetonka, made in 1855, "Eough and Eeady Cabin," on Halsted's Bay, to the 
south shore of Upper Lake, opposite Crane Island, where he made a beautiful 
clearing of about two acres, now well known as "The Hermitage," where he resided 
(with the exception of the years of the Great Eebellion) until his death in June, 
1876. He was bom in Newark, New Jersey, A. D. 1833, the yoimgest son of Oliver 
Spencer Halsted and Mary Hetfield Halsted, one of fourteen children. His father, 
an eminent lawyer of New Jersey, was honored with the office of Chancellor of that 
State from 1845 to 1852. Frank could easily trace back to Eevolutionary ancestry 
on both sides, and he would have been derelict if he had failed to do his duty in 
the hour of his country's need— the Slaveholder's Eebellion of 1861-1865. He did 
not fail. In 1849 he went with three older brothers— O. S. H., Jr.> Eobert Morris 
and Abel Hetfield— to California,(Bobert being captain of the bark Griffon in which 
they sailed,) being then but 16 years of age. Eeturning from thence in 1850, the 
next move he made was in 1855, to then comparatively unkno"wn Minnesota, and 
beautiful Lake Minnetonka had charms enough to hold him fast, while his young 
companions, three or four, who left their Newark homes with him, following 
Greeley's advice, "Go West, yoimg man; go West," returned East. Not so Cap- 
tain Frank. Having put his hand to the plough, he did not turn back. He came 
to stay, and soon had his log cabin home and small clearing, and was rated a fix- 
ture with the three or four families then located on Upper Lake. 

He was early honored by his neighbors with the oifice of justice of the peace, 



Ldhf Miimcloiikd. 



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The Hermitage, Lake Minnetonka. 



aud solenmized the first marriage, between two of bis German neigbbore, in the 
town of Minnetrista, in which he bred. Though often sobeited to accept other civil 
positions, in the Legislature, etc., be declined, except member of a commission to 
improve the navigation of the lake, and conld only be drawn out of the quiet of bis 
lake home to public life when in 1861 the flag of Eebellion was raised in the Sunny 
South against that old flag under whose starry folds be bad sailed in other days 
over the broad and wild Atlantic and more ijeacefiil Pacific. In conformity with 
bis taste and knowledge— being a thorough seaman— he chose the navy, and in June 
or July, 1861, we find him an officer, "Master's Mate," on the frigate "Minnesota," 
flagship of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Flag Officer Silas Horton 
Stringbam, commanding, (his brother, George Blight Halsted, being then and from 
April 16, 1861, secretary to that officer,) where be soon found opportunity to show 
what fighting qiiality was in him, when, August 28 and 29, 1861, the squadron 
attacked and captured from the Johnny Reb's Forts Hatteras and Clark, at Hat- 
teras Inlet. No cooler officer under fire was on that ship's decks. 

Frank was eoon after detached from the flag ship and given a separate com- 
mand of one of the smaller vessels doing duty in Hampton Beads, and so continued 
until he resigned. 

While under command of Flag Officer Stringbam both brothers were satisfied 
and contented, but when he was relieved and Lewis M. Goldsborough took hie 
place, both became dissatisfied. The contrast between the refined and gentlemanly 
Stringbam and the rough and vulgar GoldsboroTigb was very great. Those who 



28 Lake Mirmetcnika. 

knew Frank W. Halsted will easily recall his contempt for all that was low and 
unrefined in word or deed, and can appreciate the scene when, having resolved to 
resign rather than receive unjust and low abuse undeserved, he told Flag Officer 
Goldsborough, in presence of officers and men. on the deck of the "Minnesota": 
"By your vulgar and foul-mouthed profanity you violate every day in the presence 
of this ship's crew the articles of war you have read to them on Sunday." He, like 
his brother. Major Halsted, who had left Goldsborough November 9, 1861, did not 
resign to abandon the country in its hour of need. The latter resigned November 
9, 1861, joined the army as aide to General Phil Kearney, November 11, and remained 
in until the close of the war. Frank enlisted soon after resigning, at Chicago, as an 
able seaman; joined the Mississippi Squadron at Cairo, and in a short time there- 
after, going before a board of examiners, was promoted to higher rank than he held 
in the Atlantic Squadron, and served to the great satisfaction of his superior officers 
until the close of the war, most of the time in command of an iron-clad. 

To his old friends of Lake Minnetonka who knew him well, an anecdote or two 
of his sailor war life will prove interesting, and they will see if he lived for the war 
time under other skies, he Avas the same Frank. 

In the steerage of the "Minnesota" when he joined her was Midshipman Mc- 
Cook (one of the fighting McC's), who had been for some time caterer of the mess. 
McC. was a loud talking, boisterous fellow, and at most every meal had some wordy 
war with his messmates which was easily heard by the ward-room officers. On one 
occasion, soon after Frank joined, McOook's voice was heard loud and threatening 
as usual, and then a silence prevailed in the steerage the rest of the meal, which oc- 
casioned comment and afterwards an enquiry. It appeared that McCook had 
threatened to "wade tJwougJi the mess" when Frank coolly interrupted him with the 
remark, "I don't know what you mean Mr. McCook, by wading through the mess, 
but I tell you when you get to me I think you will be over your head." This an- 
swer from the new comer produced a quiet meal, and the next day McCook was de- 
posed as caterer and Halsted elected in his place. There was much less disturb- 
ance in the steerage after that from loud-mouthed McCook. 

As an instance of Halsted's coolness and bravery, we know that while in com- 
mand of the General Pillow (an iron-clad), at Mound City, the vessel took fire be- 
tween decks, not far from the magazine. After ordering officers and men to quar- 
ters, Capt. Halsted took the hose pipe in his own hands, went below with it and re- 
mained until the fire was extinguished. That ship's company, as well as those of 
the vessel he commanded in Hampton Roads, Va., were great admirers of their com- 
mander. 

Honorably discharged in 1865, he returned to his Minnesota home, and to the 
enjoyments of boating and fishing on the beautiful lake he loved so well, on whose 
banks when life's fitful fever should end, he often expressed the wish to be buried. 
This wish was by friends complied with. He reposes in front of "The Hermitage." 

He early foresaw the popularity of Lake Minnetonka as a summer resort, and 
in letters descriptive to friends East, he called it "the fixture Saratoga of the North- 
west." In the winter of 1875-6 he built near his home a beautiful steamer named 
for a dearly loved deceased mother "Mary." After she was launched and in the 
lower lake finishing, Capt. H. in the latter part of the month of June, 1876, was 
.missed by his friends, and to their great sorrow his body was found floating near 




Moonlight on the Lake. 



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Lake Minnetcmka. 




View from the Chapman House. 

Crane Island, and on investigation by a coroner's jury, they came to the conclusion 
it was a case of felo de se. The steamer he had taken great interest in made her 
first trip with the company of mourning friends who went from Excelsior to "The 
Hermitage" July 4, 1876, to pay the last sad tokens of respect to its late owner as they 
laid him to rest in his lone grave by the beautiful maple imder which is yet seen 
the rustic seat made by himself, on which he was accustomed to sit and from which 
he could enjoy a most beautiful view of the Upper Lake and its beautiful Islands, 
including its most noted one "Crane Island." The brother of Frank W. H., Geo. 
B., the last of five grown sons, has occupied the same beautiful spot selected by F. 
W., and it remains unchanged in his hands and he enjoys the lake home as did the 
brother before him, finding 

"Books in the running Brooks, 
Sermons in stones and >^oocl in everj'tliiag."' 

Asking the favor of his friends of Lake Minnetonka that when "life's fitful fever is 
over" with him, that they will lay him down in the quiet of the grave by the side of 
the Ijrother he loved well and was proud of, believing that the graves of those who 
in the hour of their country's greatest need, served her faithfully and well, will al- 
ways be respected. 

Back of the long point that extends out above the Hermitage, known as "Hard- 
scrabble, is a bay about a half mile in length, on the shore of which is located Maple 
Shade, owned by several St. Paul gentlemen, two of whom have erected summer 
cottages. 

MOUND CITY. 



Mound City is the terminus of the steamer trip on Upper Lake, and has three 
houses of entertainment. The Chapman House, Bartlett Place and Mound City 



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Lake Minnetonka. 



House. A good boat fleet and billiard room are among the features at the Chap- 
man House. 

The scenery and location of this part of the lake is chrarming, and the houses are 
well patronized during the summer, by tourists from abroad and excursionists from 
the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. 

The Chapman House grounds attract much attention by their natural beauty 
and the pleasant surroundings, having on one side Bartlett Place, and on the other 
the Mound City House, the grounds of all three being covered with native forest 
trees. Here are many mounds of the ancient moiind bmlders, which are so abun- 
dant on Lake Minnetonka. 




A String of Minnetonka Fish. 



Lake Minneionka. 



33 



MINNETONKA. 



H. L. GORDON. 



I Bit once more on breezy shore, at sunset in this 

glorious June, 
I hear the clip of gleaming oar, I list the singers' 

merry tune. 
Beneath my feet the waters beat, and ripple on 

the polished stones, 
The squirrel chatters from his seat; the bag-pipe 

beetle hums and drones. 
The pink and gold in l)looming wold,— the grei n 

hills mirrored in the lake ! 
The deep, blue waters, zephyr-rolled, along the 

murmuring pebbles break. 
The maples screen the ferns, and lean the leafy 

lindens o'er the deep ; 
The sapphire, set in emerald green, lies like an 

Orient gem asleep. 
The crimsoned west glows like the breast of 

lUivddin when he pipes in May, 
As downward droops the sun to rest, and shadows 

gather on the bay. 

In amber sky the swallows fly, and sail and circle 

o'er the deep ; 
The light-winged night-hawks whir and cry ; the 

silver pike and f almon leap. 
The rising moon, the woods aboon, looks laughing 

down on lake and lea; 
Weird o'er the waters shrills the loon; the high 

stars twinkle in the sea. 
From bank and hill the whipowil sends piping 

forth his flute like notes. 
And clear and shrill the answers trill from leafy 

isles and silver throats. 
The twinkling light on cape and height; the hum 

of voices on the shores; 
The merry laughter on the night; the dip and 

plash of frolic oars,— 
These tell the tale. On hill and dale the cities 

pour their gay and fair; 
Along the sapphire lake they saii, and quafF like 

wine the balmy air. 

'Tie well. Of yore from isle and seore the smoke 
of Indian tepeesj rose ; 

♦The Dakota name for this beautiful lake is 
Me-n€-a-tan-ka—'&rodi(!i Water. By dropping the 
"a" before "tanka" we have changed the name to 
Big Water. J Lodges. 



The hunter plied the silent oar ; the forest lay in 

still repose. 
The moon-faced maid, in leafy glade, her warrior 

waited from the chase ; 
The nut-brown, n^^ked children played, and 

chased the gopher on the grass. 
The dappled fawn, on wooded lawn, peeped out 

upon the birch canoe. 
Swift-gliding in the gray of dawn along the silent 

waters blue. 
In yonder tree the great W(inm-(Jef% securely 

built her spacious nest; 
The blast that swept the land-loiked seasj bnt 

rocked her clamorous babes to rest. 
By grass V' mere the elk and deer gazed on the 

hunter as he came; 
Nor fled with fear from bow or spear:— "so wild 

were they that they were tame." 

Ah, birch canoe, and hunter, too, have long for- 
saken lake and shore ; 
He bade his fathers bones adieu and tnrned away 

fore verm ore. 
But still, methinks, on dusky brinks the spirit of 

the warrior moves; 
At crystal springs the hunter drinks, and nightly 

haunts the spot he loves. 
For oft at night I see the light of lodge-fires on 

the shadowy shores, 
And hear the wail some maiden's sprite above 

above her warrior pours. 
I hear the sob, on Spirit Knob, of Indian motlier 

o'er her child; 
And on the midnight waters throb her low yiin- 

he-kc's1 weird and wild. 
And sometimes, too, the light canoe glides like a 

shadow o'er tlie deep 
At.midnight, when the moon is low, and all the 

shores are hushed in sleep. 
Alas,— Alas!— for all things pass; and we shall 

vanish, loo, as they ; 
We build our monuments of brass, and granite, 

but hey waste away. 

§Wanm-dee — the war-eagle of the Dakotas. 
IlLake Superior. ^Tronounced Yoon-hay-lidy— 
the exclamation used by DakDta women in their 
lament for the dead, tnd equivalenetto "woe-ia- 



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Lake Minneionka. 35 

HOTEL LAFAYETTE. 

This magnificent hotel is located on a peninsula between the main lake and 
Crystal Bay, and is so situated that it has water fronts on both sides. The \'iew 
from the hotel is the finest and most extensive we have ever seen, taking? in some 
ten or twelve of the bays and their numberless promontories and jutliniu: points, 
which are covered with forest. 

The St. Paul, Minneapolis k Manitoba double track line enables passengers to 
reach the hotel in 45 minutes from St. Paul, trains running hourly during the day. 
Steamers laud at the docks within a few rods of the hotel to take passengers around 
the lake, and a flue Heet of row and sailboats are at the disposal of fishing parties 
or pleasure seekers. 

Everything here is on a grand scale. Over a million dollars have been expended 
in building and furnishing the hotel and for the improvements on the grounds. 

The property is owned by the St. Paul, Minneapolis ife Manitoba Railway Com- 
pany, and it has been leased to Mr. Eugene Mehl, formerly of the Brevoort House, 
New York City. Its manager is Mr. Jewett Wilcox, a well-knoAvn hotel man of 
Chicago. 

THE WEST ARM. 

The West Arm of Lake Miuuetonka is one of the most beautiful portions of 
the lake, not yet accessible by steamer. Access to it is gained by a channel from 
Byers' Bay, Upper Lake, into Harrison's Bay, and thence mto Jennings' Bay, the 
two bays forming the West Arm. There are many line locations on both l)ays for 
summer homes, and the fishing is the best on Minnetonka; in fact, it is the favorite 
resort of all the leading sportsmen, who almost invariably return successful. 
Among the finest tracts on the shores of the West Arm is that owned by Mr 
Cholwell Knox, of St. Paiil, who is platting it for a magnificent park, which, in a 
short time, will rival Lake and Spring Parks for the number and beauty of its villas. 
It is accessible by railway from the cities, and when the channels are cut through 
between the North and West Arms, which will soon be a necessity, steamers will 
include it in their &topj>ing places. 



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Lake Minneionka. 



DIRECTORY 



EXCELSIOK. 
BACON, H. C. & Co. Fancy Dry Goods, Water 
street, next Tourist building. 

Ball, M. & Co. Keal Estate, Tourist Building, 
Water Street. 
Bardwell, Wm. Water street. 
Bell, K. E. Villa at Belle View, on Gideon's Bay. 
Beeman, E. P. Flour and Feed, Water street. 
Bickford, Alonzo, Boat Builder. 
Bishop, L. T. Carpenter, 3d street. 
Buck, A. W. 2d street. 

Burdick, O. C. Photographer, with J. H. Finch. 
Burton, H. J. Prop. Plymouth Clothing House, 
Minneapolis, villa on 2d street. 
Butler Bro"s, Bakery, Water street, near 2d. 
Byerley, Misses Ella and Fanny, Dreesmakers, 
Water street, over Postoftice. 
Carney, J. News Stand, M. & St. L. Depot, 
Carney, M'. C. Section Boss, St. L. K'y. 
Carson, Mrs. 
Carver, W, T. 

Choate, A. B. Attorney and Notary Public, 
Tourist Building. 

Clark, J. H. Prop. Clark House, Carpenter and 
Builder, Water street, near M. & St. L. depot. 
Clark, Mrs. C. villa. 

Connor, D. Long View House, lake front. 
Cory, Rev. J. L. Pastor Congregational Church, 
2d street, 
Corbelt, W. H. Oarsman, Galpin's Lake. 
Crocker, Frank L. cottage. Stetson's Park. 
Darnell, Mrs. A. J. Boarding House, 3d street, 
opposite Church. 
Day, George, Captain Hattie May, 
Degroodt,W. H. Prop. Summer House, 3d street, 
Devins, G. H. Painter, 
Dickinson, J. H. clerk W. B. Jones. 
DiMOND, A. S. & Son, Publishers Northwestern 
Tourist and Excelsior Weekly, Tourist Building, 
Water street. 
Dix, A, Pilot Saucy Kate, Galpin's Lake, 
Dix, Lewis, Carpenter, Galpin's Lake, 
Dutton, F. E. Billiard Hall, nest toPostoffice. 
DWIGIIT, J. H. Dentist, over Jones' store. 
DYEK. Capt. S. H. Boat Fleet and Boat House, 
Gideon's Bay, foot of 2d street. 

ELDKP:DGE H. D. Notary Public and Convey- 
ancer, Real Estate and Insurance; office in May- 
nard's Hardware Store, Water street. 
Epi8coi)al Church, no Pastor, 3d street. 
Errickson, Wm. Carpenter and Builder, shop on 
3d street, near depot. 

EXCELSIOR HOUSE, H. F. Wait Prop, oppo- 
site boat landing. 



Excelsior Weekly, A. S. Dimond & Son Pub- 
lishers, Tourist Building, Water street. 
Fitch, George, Laundry. 

Fouch, John H. Photographer, lake shore next 
to steamboat landing. 
Franklin, S. Magnetic Healer, near May Place. 
Galpin, Mrs. Chas. Galpin's Lake. 
Gates, O. S. Prop. Boat Fleet and Restaurant, 
lake shore, at end of Motor line. Livery Stable, 
Express, and Ice Dealer. 

Godley, P. G. General Store, Postofflce, Water 
street. 

Gould, F. G. Nurseryman and Florist, end of 
Water street. 

Graham, Mrs. J, B. Boarding House, 3d street, 
near Depot, 

Guiwits, G. E. Hanson Cottage, 
Hanson, L. Carpenter, proprietor Hanson Park, 
lake front. 
Haines, M. M, Carpenter, 

Harrison, John J. Blacksmith, 2d street, near 
Water. 

Harmon, E. A, of Minneapolis, villa 2d street. 
Hay, August, Butcher, with L. F. Sampson, 
Hempfer, C. Shoemaker, Water street, near 
Depot. 
Hoag, Frank, Teamster, O. S. Gates. 
Hopkins, Geo. Engineer Hattie May. 

Huntington, villa. 

Isaacson, A. Laundry, 
JENKINS, GRANT S. Billiard HalL 
JONES. VV. B. Dry Goods, Boots and Shoee, 
Groceries, Flour and Feed. 
Jordan, T. M. Carpenter. 
Jerolomon, James, Carpenter and Builder. 
Kreuser, J. Carpenter, 
Latham, A. W. Nurseryman. 
Lawrence, H. E. 
Lockwood, M. Carpenter. 
Lucas, Frank foreman O. S. Gates Livery. 
Mann, W. O. Carpenter. 
Marsh, L.F, Carpenter. 
Martin, W. E. Assistant Postmaster, 
Maxwell, John 

MAY PLACE, Mrs. Capt C. May, Prop- 
Maynard, M. M, Hardware. 
MEAD, H. C, Restaurant. 
Melvin, Jas. 

Michael, 

Miller, Mason. 

Modlin, O. H. 
Moody & Brady, Barbers. 
Moore, John, Mason. 
Morrison, G. E, Oarsman, 



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Morse, W. B. 
Mallin, Z. T. villa. 
Murray, J. A. Real Estate. 
Murray, John 

McArty, Mrs. II. A. 

McArty, William, Lather. 

McGrath, R. B., carpenter and builder. 
NEW SLATER HOUSE, G. A. Slater, Prop. 

Newell, E. D. General Store and Drugs. 

Northwestern Tourist, A. S. Diinond & Son 
Publishers. 

Page, E. H. Pleasant Grove Boarding House. 

Peak, George 

Pearle, George 

PERKINS, E. R. Physician, Homeopathist. 

Perkins, F. L. bath house. 

Phillips, W. E. Painter. 

Pierce, C. Market Garden. 

PLEASANT GROVE HOUSE, E. H. Page 
Proprietor. 

POWERS, F. F. Station and Express Agent, 
M. & St. L. R'y. 

Prince, Alvin 0. 

Puckett, Carl 

Pucket, Jos. 

Rhoy, Jos. Mason. 

Rollins, Jas. Blacksmith. 

SAMPSON, L. F. Meat Market and Postmaster. 

Seamans, E. P. Painter. 

Shannon, J. W. Oarsman. 

Sheldon, C. B. 
' Shumach, John 

Sickler, Mrs. O. 

Sigafoos, Wm. 

Simpson, Mrs. Wm. Prop. White House. 
Simms, Jos. Carpenter. 
Small, E. Physician. 
Stapp, A. C. 

STETSON, L. B. Blue Line Boat Fleet. 
Stratton, Chas. E. Printer, Tourist. 
Stratton, Mrs. P. 

Sturgis, Louis, Proprietor Bath House. 
Thorman, W. J. Boarding House, 
Turner, P. H. Harness Maker. 
Van Dusen, Harvey 

Verm lint House, Mrs. H. Beers, Proprietor. 
Wait, Leon E. clerk Excelsior House. 
Wait, Wallace W. Manager Excelsior House. 
Wakefield, F. B. Merchant. 
Walworth, Frank 
Wamboult, John 
Wilson, J. A. 
Wood, John, Painter. 
Wyman, O. C, viUa. 
Young, R. B. Boarding House. 

BICKFOBD'S POINT. 
Dennis, Oliver. Mason. Blckford's Point. 
Bickford, Edwin Boat Builder. Bickford's Point. 
Bickford, M. B. Carpenter, Bickford's Point. 



ISLAND PARK, BIG ISLAND. 
Barrows, Fred, villa Big Island. 
Clough, David, villa Big Island. 
Lincoln, Mrs. villa Big Island. 
Morse, Elisha, villa on Big Island. 
Skinner, L. F. 

Spaulding, Dr. S. Big Island. 
Wheeler & Carter, villa on Big Island. 

CRYSTAL BAY. 
Bargal, Chaa. Farmer, Crystal Bay. 
Bohn, G. villa on Crystal Bay. 
Heineman, August villa on Crystal Bay. 
Maxwell, James, Farmer, Crystal Bay. 
Seeger, John, villa on Crystal Bay. 
Smith, A. Farmer, Crystal Bay. 
Stafford, Geo. Farmer, Crystal Bay. 

Thompson, Crystal Bay. 

COTTAGE WOOD. 
Anderson, C. H. Cottage Wood. 
Cottage Wood House, S. C. Gale Prop, t'ottage 
Wood. 
Frogner, John C. Cottage Wood. 
Gilbransen, Cottage Wood. 
Jensen, James Cottage Wood. 
Laraway, T. M. Cottage Wood. 
Miller, W. A. Cottage Wood. 
Moore, L. R. and L. T. of Kansas City, Cottage 
Wood. 
Nind, J. Newton, Cottage Wood. 

FAIRVIEW. 
Hammond, A. S. 
Pond, A. A. villa at Fairview. 
Stickney, F. B. 
Thompson, N. R. 

INGLESIDE. 
Bingham, Mrs. Alice M. 
PARSONS, Dr. S. B. villa at Ingleside. 

LINWOOD. 
Ferguson, Mrs. A. 
Ferguson, Wm. H. Boatman, Linwood. 

MINNETONKA BEACH. 
Allen, C. D. Clerk Hotel Lafayette. 
Atwater, John, Ohne Sorge Club, Minnetonka 
Beach . 
Bedard, P. W. Cashier Hotel Lafayette. 
Brinkman, August, Emp. Pavilion, Minnetonka 
Beach. 
Brunswick, T. Bartender Hotel Lafayette . 
Doyle; Richard, (Carpenter Hotel Lafayette. 
Dunneback, W. J. Prop. Pavillion, .Minnetonka 
Beach. 

Du Verdier, Louis U. Chief Cook, Hotel Lafay- 
ette. 
Gross, Henry emp. Pavillion Minnetonka Beach. 
Harbaugh, D. L. representative Manitoba R'y, 
Hotel Lafayette. 

Harrison, Perry, Ohne Sorge Cliil), Minnetonka 
Beach. 



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Hill, Samnel, Ohne Sorge Club, Minnetonka 
Beach. 

Langdon, C. S. Ohne Sorge Club, Minnetonka 
Beach. 
Lake, A. Bartender Hotel Lafayette. 
Lindsey, Jas. Porter Hotel Lafayette. 
Mehl, Eugene, Lease Hotel Lafayette.] 
Mehl, E. T. Private Bookkeeper Hotel Lafayette. 
McDonald, Henry, Chief Engineer, Hotel La- 
fayette. 
Needham, F, F. Clerk Hotel Lafayette. 
Ohne Sorge Club, Club House. 
Philburn, Mies Kittie, Houskeeper Hotel La- 
fayette. 
Smith, G. C. News Stand, Hotel Lafayette. 
Snyder, Wm. emp. Pavilion, Minnetonka 
Beach. 

Wyman, Bernard, emp. Pavilion, Minnetonka 
Beach. 
Wilcox, Jewett, Manager Hotel Lafayette. 

NORTHWOOD. 
Gale, A. F. villa Northwood. 
Huntington, W. W. villa at Northwood. 
Hurlbut, C. S. villa at Northwood. 
Phelps, E. J. villa at Northwood. 
Powers, A. R. villa at Northwood. 
Taylor, A. B. villa at Northwood. 
Warner, R. D. villa at Northwood. 

ROBINSON'S BAY. 
Elias, L.D. Robinson's Bay. 
Elias, Mrs. M. Elmwood, Robinson's Bay. 
Gibson, Hon. Chas. of St. Louis, Sunset Point. 

SUMMERVILLE. 
AUSTIN, L. A. Boarding House aud Real Es- 
tate Agent, Summerville. 
Erickson Samuel, Summerville. 
Robetscheck, Jos. Summerville. 
Struck, C. P. Summerville. 

SMITH'S BAY. 
Axtrom, A. Smith's Bay. 
Byers, Duncan Gardner, Smith's Bay. 
Spaight, S. R. Farmer, Smith's Bay. 
Stubbs, N. J. Farmer, Smith's Bay. 
White, Moses, Smith's Bay. 

SOLBERG'S POINT. 
Carleson, M. Solberg Point. 
Edstein, A. H. villa at Solberg Point. 
Hangan, A. C. Solberg Point. 
Johnson, John, Mate of City of St. Louis, resi- 
dence Solberg Point. 
Solberg, O. N. Solberg Point. 
Thompson, John villa Solberg Point. 

ST. ALBAN'S BAY. 
Jaquith, O. O. Farmer, St. Alban's Bay. 
Bennett, C. L. Farmer, St. Alban's Bay. 
Barton, Mrs. Bell villa St. Alban's Bay. 



Throbeck, Olaf ylla Solberg Point. 
LAKE PARK. 

Cyphers, C.-W., boat fleet and restanraat. 

Dana, Dr. M. M. G. 

Griswold, N. S. 

Guilder, A. R. 

Hickey, J. J., steward Lake ParkHoteL 

Jacobs, C. B., assistant manager Lake Park 
Hotel. 

Jacoby, W. H. 

Keith, Mrs. Dr. 

Lake Park Hotel. 

McCullough, James, cashier Lake Park Hotel. 

Mclniyre, C. W., manager Lake Park Hotel. 

Meade, George B. 

Menzel, G. 

Nettleton, Gen. A. B., proprietor Minneapolis 
Tribune. 

Pfeifer, Charles, cook Lake Park HoteL 

Ray, J. H. 

Rosser, Gen. T. L. 

Seeley, I. C. 

Smith, G. F. 

Spink, J. L. 

Swift, L. 

Switzer, George, clerk Lake Park Hotel. 

West, E. B. 

Whitney, D. D, 

BREEZY POINT. 

Armstrong, Mrs. J. W., housekeeper Breezy- 
Point Club. 

Elliot, H. C, Breezy Point Club. 

Eustis, Charles B., Breezy Point Club. 

Hurlbut, R. F., Woodbine Lodge, Breezy Point. 

Libby, George, Breezy Point Club. 

Loring C. M., Breezy Point Club. 

Montour, Joe, engineer Breezy Point steamer 

Parker, W. W. 

Whitmore, Henry, Breezy Point Club. 

Wilson, E. M., Breezy Point Club. 
MAPLE WOOD. 

Barton, J. S. 

Crocker, G. W., Glenwood. 

Gale, S. C, Cedar DeU, 

Grygla, Frank, villa. 

Harris, S. A. 

Hatch, Dr. P. L., Cozy Nook. 

Herzog, Philip. 

Higgins, Edward, Wildwood Cottage. 

Jackson, W. B., Fernwold. 

Johnson, F. L., villa at Breezy Point. 

Maplewood Hoite, William Ihipps, proprietor 

Kimball, J. C, villa. 

Selden. H. E., villa. 

Whitall, C. D., "The Poplars." 

CEDAR POINT, 
Hubbard, L. P., Edgewater. 



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Kurd, B. C, viUa. 
Stetson, W. C. 

SPRING PARK. 
BoardmaD, A. J., Dormitory. 
Cooley, G. W. 
Dyer, W.J. 

Griggs A Foster, villa. 
Hinkle. J. G. 
Lillager, H. S. 

Knowlton, , villa, 

Ruinsey, L. M. 
Strong, C. B. 
Thurston, C. B. 
Woolsey, J. H. 
Wulfing, Charles. 

GIDEOX-S BAY. 
Gideon, Peter. 
Gray, T. K. 
Fernald, Edwin. 

GOOSE ISLAND. 
Reel, Edmund E. 

SPRAY ISLAND. 
Grimshaw, R. M. 

SHADY ISLE. 
Shady Isle House, Wm. Rockwell, proprietor. 
Thompson, John. 

HOWARD'S POINT. 
Christian, P. B., Hazeldene. 
Keith, H. C, Pleasant View. 
Merril, E. A., Idyhvild. 

ENCHANTED ISLAND. 
McCormick, Samuel. 
Zimmerman, C, villa. 

PHELPS" ISLAND. 
Phelps, C. 

POINT LOOKOUT. 
Bovey, A C, villa. 
Christian, A. J., villa. 
Christian, George H., villa. 
Christian, L., villa, 
Hardenberg, C. A., villa. 
EcNair, Isaac, villa. 
Ramsey, W. A., villa. 

ORONO POINT. 
Brackett, George. 

BRIGHTWOOD ISLAND. 
Gale, H. A. 

WAYZATA. 
Anderson, John, teamster. 
Braden. Samuel, boatman. 
Braden, R., carpenter. 
Bushnell, B. E. & W., general store. 
Cary, Miss Mary M., station agent Manitoba 
Kailway Company. 



Congregational Church, Rev. Mr. Conant of St. 
Paul. 
Dickey, M. M.,meat market. 
Eastman, John. 
Gallagher, Mike. 

Gallagher, P., watchman Arlington House. 
Gibbs, H. P., painter. 
Gleason, E. B. 

Hedderly, G. W., postmaster and general store. 
Hallowell, Mrs., villa. 
Johnson, G. V., boat fleet. 
Johnson & Moore, boat builders. 
Kreatz, George, clerk. 
Kreatz, J. F., variety store. 
Miller, Miss, boarding house. 
Minnetonka House, H. Maurer, Proprietor. 
Perry, William, boatman. 
Stephens, G. VV., general store. 
Tennant, H. R., emp. Manitoba railway. 
Voege, John, billiard hall and boarding house. 
Vroman, H. M., real estate. 
West, E. P., pilot steamer Belle of Minnetonka. 
Wise, Thomas, boatman. 

WAYZATA BAY. 
Bartos, farmers. 
Carpenter, H. H. 
Harrington, E., farmer. 
Harrington, J. S., boarding house. 
Holtz, Fred, farmer. 
Lovejoy, S. B., villa. 
Prior, C. H., villa. 
Ray, J. P., Harrington's Point. 

Shaffer, , farmer. 

Sidle, Henry, villa, 

CRYSTAL BAY 
Bohn, G, villa, 
lleineman, August, villa. 
Seeger, John, villa. 
Fowler, Aaron, villa. Brown's Bay. 

UPPER LAKE. 

Brown, , farm en 

Halsted, Major George B., The Hermitage, op- 
posite Crane Island 

Johnson, K. W., opposite Spring Park. 

Joy, T. M., opposite Spring Park. 

Littlefield, , opposite Enchanted Island. 

Mendenhall, R. J., opposite Spring Park. 

Pomeroy, J. W., Woodside, opposite Enchanted 
Island. 

Kodemaker, , farmer. 

Sweneon, P. P., opposite Spring Park. 

Sampson, W. A., Upper Lake Park, opp. Spring 
Park. 

Smith, Joseph, opposite Crane Island. 

Turk, , farmer. 

Vrooman, H. L., opposite Spring Park. 



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NORTH ARM. 

Anderson, Swan Farmer, North Arm. 

Axtrom, Carl, Farmer, Korth Arm. 

Barnes, J. W Farmer, North Arm. 

Haynes, Benj. Farmer, North Arm. 

Mason, Moses, Farmer, North Arm. 

Stromberg, Jonn, Farmer, North Arm. 

Stubbs, Joe Farmer, North Arm. 

Tease, Gibson, Farmer, North Arm. 

Turnam, Jas. Farmer, North Arm. 
MOUND CITY. 
UPPER Lake. 

BARTLETT PLACE, E.D. Bartlett Proprietor. 

Bartlett, S. H. 

Byers, Mrs. C. J. 

CARMAN, F. M. General Store and Post- 
master. 

Capel, Geo. Gardener. 

CHAPMAN HOUSE, S. M. Chapman Prop. 

CHAPMAN JOHN, Prop. Boat Fleet. 

KOELHER, A. P. Ilalsted's Bay. 

MOUND CITY HOUSE, Seymour A. Chap- 
man Proprietor. 

Shuck, A. W. M. D. 



Tiffany, J. O. Clerk F. M. Carman. 

CLUBS A*JD CLUB HOUSES. 
Breezy Point Club. 
Canoe Club, Excelsior. 
Island Park Club, house on Big Island. 
Ohne Sorge Club, Minnetonka Beach. 
Spring Park Club. 36 members. 
Y'acht Club, Excelsior. 

BOAT FLEETS. 

Bartlett, E. D., Mound City; 4 row and 3 sail- 
boats. 

Chapman, John S., Mound City; 25 row-boats 
and 1 sailboat. 

Cyphers, C. W., Lake Park; 37 rowboats and 1 
sailboat. 

Dyer, Capt. S. H., Excelsior, 17 rowboats, 1 
sailboat. 

Gates, O. S., Excelsior; 35 rowboats, 1 sailboat. 

Johnson, G. Y., Wayzata; 50 rowboats, 4 sail 
boats, 2 shells. 

Stetson, L. B., Excelsior; 37 rowboats, 2 sail- 
boats. 

Sturges, Louis, Excelsior; 14 rowboats. 



LAKE MINNETONKA 

fROPELLER Star, 

R. L. McKENZIE, Master. 



Makes Regular Daily Trips to Upper Lake. 



Special Attention to Excursion Parties. 



Tourists bringing baskets will fiuti accommodations on board for spreading their 
dinners so as to enjoy them. 

Hot Coffee and Tea, by the Cup, Quart or Gallon. Sand- 
wiches, Confectionery, Fruit, Cigars, etc., for sale 
at the Lunch Counter. 



Special Rates to Large Excursions. Capacity for 200 Passengers 



The Star has been refltteil, aad is thj neatest, most convenient and comfortable 
Propeller on the Lake. The machinery is first-class in every particular, and she is 
run by one of the safest and best engineers every employed on Lake Minuetonka. 
For information, address 



R. L. McKENZIE, Excelsior. 



See my Cotiage Lots for sale at 
hoih Cottage Wood and at Maple 
Wood. I have a new Cottage for 
sale at Maple Wood and a large 
new Boarding House for sale at 
Cottage Wood. No finer place on 
the lake. Good carriage drive ta 
Minneapolis. 

S. a GALE. 



THE 



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IS THE ONLY LINE 



Eeiveen 1 Paul aiii Ik Miiudonh, 

BETWEEN 

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and across the Mississippi Kiver immediately below the famous 

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over the finest Stone Arch Bridere in America, 1,820 feet long, and costing $1,000,, 
000. This is also THE ONLY LINE passing through the dehghtful 

PARK REGION OF MINNESOTA, 

with its many hundred beautiful lakes and pleasant resorts, including 

OsakiSp hm hi l\mi:% kWi 

and many others of equal note. 

W. S. ALEXANDER, C. H. WARREN, 

Gen. Traffic Manager, ST. PAUL, MINN. Gen. Passenger Agent. 



Are You Contemplating a Pleasure Trip ? 

THEN LOOK AT THIS: - 

St. Paul & Duluth R. R, 

KUNNING IN CONNECTION WITH ALL 

Steamers Plying Upon the Great Lakes, 

-Affords the Cueapest and Most Attractive Summer Excursion Routes in North 
America. During the Season of Navigation 

Steamers Leave Duluth Daily, 

Touching at 

Bayfield, Thunder Bay, Ashland. 

Marquette, Sault St. Marie, Houghton, 

And all Canadian and American lake ports. 



Excursion Tickets for Sale in St. Paul, Stillivater and Minneapolis, by a Variety of 
Routes, at Prices from 50 cents to $90.00. 



No Trip On The American Continent 

Embraces so many miles of such Baautiful, Healthful and Pleasant Travel, for so 
LITTLE MONEY, passing through the largest and most beautiful bodies of fresh 
water in the world, with their magnificent, wild, romantic and heroic sceneries. 

For a full list of Routes and Rates, Time Tables of Trains and Steamers, or any 
information in reference to this route. 

Address: E. F. DODGE, Gen'l Ticket Agt. St. P. & D. R. R, St. Panl, Minn, 
p. A. Rockwell, Asst. Gen'l Freight and Ticket Agent. 



The Chapman House, 

Sumner M. Chapman, Proprietor, 

MOUND CITY, 

Upper Lake Minnetonka, Minn. 

-♦ 

Steamers to and from Railroad Stations to Meet Regular Trains. 

BARTLETT PLACE, 

Mound City, Minn,, 

UPPER LAKE MINNETONKA. 



The Bartlett Place is located at the extreme upper end of Lake Min- 
netonka, in a magnificent grove of large forest trees, and only a few 
rods east of the Chapman House. The largest steamers stop there 
two hours every noon to allow passengers and picnic parties to dine, 
and one steamer rt mains there over night. The place is easily acces- 
sible by either boat or train, as it requires but 20 minutes to drive to 
the Spring Park station of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Eail- 
road, where six trains run to Minneapolis and St. Paul daily. Good 
bath house, sail and rowboats belong to the Place. 

ED. D. BARTLETT, MoUND CiTY. 




The Hotel "Chequamegon," at Ashland, Lake Superior. 



The Apostle Islands. 

Of all the Lake Superior country perhaps none can interest the 
traveler more than these beautiful "Summer Isles of a Northern Sea." 
It is a land of strange delights, a veritable bower of flowers and green 
trees, made lovelier by the romantic associations of past ages. 

One may fancy that in those early days of history, when the ever- 
sacrificing Jesuit Fathers pierced the unknown wilderness, in their zeal 
and love of humanity, they must here have found a rest, a place of 
sweet repose. 

If all the year was summer it would not be hard to believe that 
"The Apostles" were the "inspired islands of the blessed," of the Greek 
poets, so verdant, sunny and flowery they are. And then there is the 
quaint old village of La Pointe, with the ancient relics and legendary 
tales, slumbering upon the southern shore of Madaline Island, famed 
above all others in the traditions of the past. 

Only a step, as it were, across one of the channels of the beautiful 
bay, called Chequamegon, is the city of Bayfield, or "village of fount- 
ains." To the right is Eed Cliff and to the left Houghton Point,^ Wash- 
burn and Ashland. At Washburn and Bayfield are also splendid hotel 
accommodations, and at Washburn connections are made with steam- 
ers of the 

Lake Superior Transit Co. 

for Marquette, Cleveland, Buffalo and the East. Try this new route 
East via Washburn and see Ashland, Bayfield and Apostle Islands. 
For tickets, rates and all information call at the following offices: 

MINNEAPOLIS-No. 1 3 Nicollet House Block. ST. PAUL-^No. 1 59 East Tliiril Street 



On the Shores of Lake Superior. 



Reached via Chicago, St. Paul, 
Minneapolis & Omaha R'y. 




View of Apostle Islands and Surrounding Scenery 

from Government Outlook at Bayfield, 

Lake Superior. 

Special Rates for Tourists Wiio Desire to Visit lake Superior, 



O. S. GATES, 



:>0 



Lake Shore Pavilion, 

Excelsior, Lake Minnetonka. 



Complete Outfits for Fishing and Pleasure Parties. 



LUNCH COUNTER, CONFECTIONERY. ICE CREAM, FRUIT. 

A full line for all piirposes. 



Livery and Boarding Stable. 

Baggage Transferred and Express Handled. 
ICE Supplied in any quantity and delivered to anyplace on the Lake. 

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